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Key item: Straight skirt McCall's 3830 PR review / Blog post

Knit top Simplicity 2345 PR review / Blog post

Woven top New Look 6808: PR review /  Blog post

A-line skirt Self drafted: PR review / Blog post

Last minute knit tunic Burda 7872: PR review / Blog post

New Look 6808 In White

This is the second time I have made this top and so far it has been the most flattering top I have made for myself. I kept going back between this top and Simplicity 2599 and I think this one is more flattering but I still like the other but want to work with this one for a while. I made this first back in 2009 I think but I know I wore that top a lot more than I wear the ones made from Simplicity 2599. The fit is still not perfect but its a veery good start. The only problem I have with this top is the show through but that can be fixed with the right under garments.

PR review:
Pattern Description: Misses easy to sew with with 6 different variations and side zipper.

Pattern Sizing: 8 to 18, for myself I sewed a size 12.

Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it? Pretty much other than the sleeve change.

Were the instructions easy to follow? I had no problems with the instructions when I used them, but the lapped zipper I did my own thing.
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? The facings were a bit short for me, which I see a lot of other reviewers have noted also. I made this pattern once before and the facings just kept flipping out.

Fabric Used: For this top I used a Japanese cotton shirting I purchased from fabric dot com.

Pattern alterations or any design changes you made: Well I altered this pattern about three years ago when I first made it and now I just used the worn out shirt as a muslin, the next time I may go up a size with a smaller FBA and see how that works. For this newer one I lengthened the sleeve and just left off the cuff but it is still 3/4 sleeve and added 1 inch to the neck facings

Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others? Yes I plan to work with pattern a lot more, I love how it looks on me and the neckline is very flattering. The fit is not perfect yet but I'm closer than I have been with any other pattern and with time and patience I think it will be a very nice TnT top pattern for me. Yes I would recommend it to others.

Conclusion: A nice and easy top pattern to sew and as you can see from the many reviews very flattering on a lot of different figures.

Until next time, happy sewing...

New Look, Burda and More

Next up a tunic inspired by a Built by Wendy top, the first patternmaking exercise in DIY Patternmaking Simplified (from now on will be called DIY PS) and my favorite winter staple a turtleneck top. I have a long neck so I like they way they look on me.

I'll be using New Look 6808 and changing it up a bit. Its a pattern I have made before and have made to fit me pretty well. The skirt I drafted already before leaving the states now I just need to sew up and fit the muslin before getting into the fashion fabric.

Burda 7742 is new to me but because this is a knit I'll be fitting as I go instead of doing a muslin. For this top I'm using a premium stretch cotton in a sand color from fabric.com. I just purchased this when I found out I was leaving. For the New Look top I'll be using a cotton lawn I got from walmart a couple of years ago.

Before I can do any of this I need to find a sewing machine, I'm supposed to go look at a machine that my husband saw while he was here. Stay tuned to see whats next.